Hydrogen in polycrystalline silicon solar cell material: Its role and characteristics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 277-284

  Elgamel, Hussam Eldin A ^c   Nijs, J ^a   Mertens, R ^a   Mauk, M G ^b   Barnett, Allen M ^b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b GE ENERGY   (United States)

^c Unit B 2   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Polycrystalline; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CARBON; CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SILICON WAFERS;

MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIME;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032097498     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(98)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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